HC Deb 21 June 1985 vol 81 c259W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the percentage of total European Economic Community spending which was devoted to agriculture; what was the percentage of total European Economic Community spending devoted to the storage or disposal of food surpluses, respectively, in each of the years from 1973 to 1984, respectively; and what estimate he has made of the comparable percentage figures in 1985.

Mr. Jopling

[pursunt to his reply, 20 June 1985]: The information requested is set out in the following table:

Year CAP expenditure as percentage of total EC expenditure Food storage and disposal costs* as percentage of total EC expenditure
1973 82.4 57.7
1974 75.4 40.4
1975 78.1 40.0
1976 76.6 49.9
1977 74.3 48.1
1978 79.2 55.3
1979 75.7 56.9
1980 73.3 55.8
1981 65.1 48.5
1982 64.0 45.8
1983 68.4 47.4
1984† 68.8 51.0
1985† 73.1 54.5
* Expenditure from the guarantee section of the European agricultural gudiance and guarantee fund on export refunds, internal sale subsidies, public intervention and private storage aids for all commodities, whether or not in surplus.
† Budget figures.

Sources for 1973–1983: EAGGF Financial Reports and EC Court of Auditors' Reports. For 1973–1978 these sources are not fully compatible and the figures for these years are only approximate.

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